News tagged with memory impairments


Prospective Alzheimer's drug builds new brain cell connections

Washington State University researchers have developed a new drug candidate that dramatically improves the cognitive function of rats with Alzheimer's-like mental impairment.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Roots of memory impairment, resulting from sleep deprivation, identified

(Medical Xpress) -- From high-school students to surgeons, anyone who has pulled an all-nighter knows there is a price to be paid the next day: trouble focusing, a fuzzy memory and other cognitive impairments.  Now, ...

Neuroscience created May 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Brief exercise immediately enhances memory, researchers find

(Medical Xpress)—A short burst of moderate exercise enhances the consolidation of memories in both healthy older adults and those with mild cognitive impairment, scientists with UC Irvine's Center for the Neurobiology of ...

Neuroscience created Nov 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Caffeine may block inflammation linked to mild cognitive impairment

Recent studies have linked caffeine consumption to a reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease, and a new University of Illinois study may be able to explain how this happens.

Neuroscience created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study shows early cognitive problems among those who eventually get Alzheimer's

People who study or treat Alzheimer's disease and its earliest clinical stage, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), have focused attention on the obvious short-term memory problems. But a new study suggests that people on the ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Dec 28, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Insulin may slow Alzheimer's, study finds

Inhaling a concentrated cloud of insulin through the nose twice a day appears to slow - and in some cases reverse - symptoms of memory loss in people with early signs of Alzheimer's disease, a new pilot study has found.

Neuroscience created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Neuro researchers sharpen our understanding of memories

Scientists now have a better understanding of how precise memories are formed thanks to research led by Prof. Jean-Claude Lacaille of the University of Montreal's Department of Physiology. "In terms of human applications, ...

Neuroscience created May 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A natural dye obtained from lichens may combat Alzheimer's disease

A red dye derived from lichens that has been used for centuries to color fabrics and food appears to reduce the abundance of small toxic protein aggregates in Alzheimer's disease. The dye, a compound called orcein, and a ...

Medical research created Dec 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study: Alzheimer's disease symptoms more subtle in people over 80

A new study suggests that the relationship between brain shrinkage and memory loss in Alzheimer's disease changes across the age spectrum. The research is published in the August 10, 2011, online issue of Neurology, the me ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 10, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Could that cold sore increase your risk of memory problems?

The virus that causes cold sores, along with other viral or bacterial infections, may be associated with cognitive problems, according to a new study published in the March 26, 2013, print issue of Neurology.

Neuroscience created Mar 25, 2013 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Alzheimer's damage occurs early

The first changes in the brain of a person with Alzheimer's disease can be observed as much as ten years in advance - ten years before the person in question has become so ill that he or she can be diagnosed with the disease. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Overeating may double risk of memory loss

New research suggests that consuming between 2,100 and 6,000 calories per day may double the risk of memory loss, or mild cognitive impairment (MCI), among people age 70 and older. The study was released today and will be ...

Neuroscience created Feb 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Memory formation triggered by stem cell development

Researchers at the RIKEN-MIT Center for Neural Circuit Genetics have discovered an answer to the long-standing mystery of how brain cells can both remember new memories while also maintaining older ones.

Neuroscience created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New study evaluates link between physical activity in middle age and onset of dementia in later life

(Medical Xpress) -- Dementia and cognitive impairment are important public health issues, due to the morbidity associated with deteriorating memory, and the cost of caring for patients by both families and ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Jul 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Consuming flavanol-rich cocoa may enhance brain function

Eating cocoa flavanols daily may improve mild cognitive impairment, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Hypertension.

Cardiology created Aug 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0